Gaspard Bruyere de Chauny

Gaspard Bruyere de Chauny (1762-) was the Premier (Prime Minister) of the Republican Consulate of the French First Republic.

Biography
Gaspard Bruyere de Chauny was born in Soissons, France in 1762 to a family of wealthy Second Estate nobles. Bruyere was known for his republican views despite his aristocratic background, and he supported the overthrow of the monarchy of Louis XVI of France and the establishment of a democratic government. After the 1789 French Revolution, the 27-year-old Bruyere was chosen to be Basil Montesquieu's premier, making him Prime Minister of the French First Republic.